The black figure approached. The bamboo hat on his head had been washed clean by the rain. His black robe rustled in the wind.
Very quickly, the black figure was in front of the lady.
Then, the black figure stopped. However, he did not speak. He stood two meters away from the lady like a black statue, unmoving.
"Do you have a question for me?" The woman glanced at the black-robed man in front of her and asked casually.
"I don't dare." The black figure shook his head. He did not say that he had no questions. His voice was cold as ice.
"Ying Shan has a brother right?"
"Yes!"
"Out of the ten domains, which one of them has an empty position?"
"The Hidden Domain."
"Go and arrange it."
"Thank you, young master!"
The black shadow retreated, and the woman was still standing in the torrential rain. Her white dress fluttered in the wind, embellishing the scarlet sea of fire.
...
Within the World of the Sage.
Everyone stared at Fang Zhengzhi in front of the stone house. At this moment, they finally believed that Fang Zhengzhi had crossed the Broken Bridge and the Twin Stone Tablets.
Because, if not...
Then how could he enter the stone house again?
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the stone house in front of him. There was a door in the stone house, a wooden gate.
It was not very dark. Normally, one should be able to see the interior of the stone house through the gate. However, it was completely dark inside.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi tried his best to open his eyes, he could not see anything.
As such, he turned to look at Yan Xiu.
This time, Yan Xiu did not speak.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang on the other side.
At this moment, Ping Yang was also looking at Fang Zhengzhi. She blinked her crystal-clear eyes, but her cherry lips did not open.
"Okay, I am going in..." Fang Zhengzhi could guess what the two of them were thinking.
If even Ping Yang could not say anything about this stone house, then... This also meant that there were no records of this stone house in the books.
Ping Yang nodded.
Yan Xiu stood by the side coldly. He did not nod or shake his head.
Fang Zhengzhi took a step forward and slowly pushed open the gate in front of him.
He had already entered the third round. He still had some confidence. At the very least, he would definitely pass the Imperial Examinations. At most, it would just be a ranking.
In any case, there shouldn't be any life-threatening danger in the small world, right?
When he thought like this. Fang Zhengzhi finally stepped into the stone house. In an instant, he blended in with the darkness.
…
Within the Imperial Academy, King Duan Lin Xinjue heaved a sigh of relief as he watched Fang Zhengzhi step into the stone house.
On the other hand, Han Changfeng's expression was extremely complicated, as if he really wanted to believe that Fang Zhengzhi definitely wouldn't be able to come out. However, from the previous two accidents, he evidently had already lost this belief.
On the other hand, the Ninth Prince looked on calmly as Fang Zhengzhi entered the stone house. He gently picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and exhaled a breath of hot air …
…
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he had stepped into a house.
The house wasn't big, and he should be able to walk to the wall of the stone house in a few steps. He estimated that it would only take him a minute to walk around the house.
This was his first thought.
However, when the first ray of light appeared in front of him, he realized that this thought was not correct.
The world in front of him was huge. It was so huge that he couldn't see the end of it.
Because …
This was a desert, a desert filled with rolling yellow sand.
However, this was not an ordinary desert. At the very least … There were four doors in this desert, and they were separated into four directions: north, south, east, and west.
Every door was made of earthy yellow stones. Most importantly, all four doors were exactly the same.
"Looks like this round is all about luck?" Fang Zhengzhi quickly understood what this meant. Choosing one out of four seemed like a good chance.
A silhouette appeared in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
It was a middle-aged man dressed in a navy blue scholar's robe. He had broad shoulders, thick eyebrows, and a pair of large eyes.
He looked like a fierce general on the battlefield. However, he was a fierce general dressed in a scholar's robe.
The middle-aged man looked at Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi looked back at the middle-aged man, but his eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Is it a mirage? Or an illusion? "Fang Zhengzhi couldn't tell because there was no one around him who could explain.
"Choose one, choose one out of four. It's very fair!" The middle-aged man spoke calmly.
"It is indeed very fair. May I ask, what happens if I choose wrongly?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the middle-aged man with interest.
"Of course, you will be eliminated."
"Then, what if I choose correctly?"
"Advance."
"Can I not choose?"
"No."
"If I don't enter the door, it means I don't choose."
"You have to enter the door eventually."
"Are you sure?"
"Mm, other than these four stone doors, there is no other way out."
"Is defeating you a way out?"
"Many people have tried. You can try too." The middle-aged man didn't seem surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's question, his expression calm.
"Looks like I have to choose one out of four."
"Yes."
"Are there any hints?"
"No."
"I understand. Goodbye." Fang Zhengzhi waved at the middle-aged man, then turned around and walked away. There was another door there, the door that he came in from.
"Wait a minute! I want to remind you, once you step out of that door, you will be eliminated. "The middle-aged man stopped Fang Zhengzhi.
"Do you think I'll believe you?" Fang Zhengzhi pushed open the door without looking back and stepped out.
…
The scenery in front of him changed once again. The desert disappeared, the stone door disappeared, and the middle-aged man disappeared.
It was still the third round, and the stone hut was still in front of him.
Yan Xiu stood on his left, Ping Yang on his right. Everything seemed to have returned to normal, almost as if he had never stepped through the stone door.
Fang Zhengzhi was slightly confused. Did this count?
"Fang Zhengzhi. Eliminated! "
At this moment, a clear voice rang out from the sky.
Yan Xiu's gaze was filled with shock. Ping Yang's eyes widened. There seemed to be a hint of excitement, but also a slight sense of disappointment.
All of the other candidates were completely stunned.
However, very quickly, they regained their senses and looked at Fang Zhengzhi with disdain.
"Fang Zhengzhi is out?"
"Hahaha … he really is out!"
"Stone hut. Is that even possible? There's no hope for him to be the double roll champion, right? "
All of the candidates mocked.
Fang Zhengzhi's body slowly disappeared, as if he was being sucked away by a strong force.
"Looks like my luck isn't too good …" Fang Zhengzhi twitched his mouth.
"Aren't you angry?" At this moment, the middle-aged man's voice rang out in Fang Zhengzhi's mind, carrying a hint of mockery.
"Why should I be angry?"
"Don't you want to advance?"
"I want to, but, advancing or not doesn't matter to me. What I care about is the process. As for the result … I'll leave it to fate." Fang Zhengzhi had always been a casual person. It was a blessing if he could advance, but it didn't matter if he didn't.
…
The scenery changed once again.
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he should be out of the Imperial Academy. But in reality, he didn't. In front of him was still a desert. In the desert, there were four doors and a middle-aged man dressed in a Tibetan scholar's robe.
"You have already made a wrong choice. However, I feel that your character is not bad. I will give you another chance. You can choose again." The middle-aged man looked at Fang Zhengzhi, his voice still calm.
"Choose again?"
"Yes."
"I will never choose again." Fang Zhengzhi turned around and walked towards the door behind him without any hesitation. Once again, he walked towards the door behind him without any hesitation.
Choose again? Choose again? Do you really think I am as dumb as you?
Fang Zhengzhi pushed open the stone door.
In front of him was still the world of the third round. Yan Xiu stood on his left, Ping Yang on his right.
Everything seemed to be the same. Everything seemed to be the same as what had just happened.
The only difference was that Yan Xiu's eyes were no longer filled with shock. Instead, he was as calm as ever. On the other hand, Ping Yang's mouth was wide open.
"You … why did you come out?!" Ping Yang's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Fang, Fang Zhengzhi came out?!"
"How is that possible? How did he come out?"
"The stone hut. He came out of the stone hut? "
"Is he out?"
The other candidates were equally shocked when they saw Fang Zhengzhi appear in front of the stone hut.
At this moment, a trembling voice rang out from the sky.
"Fang Zhengzhi, advance... to the fourth round!"
This voice was not as clear as it usually was. It sounded like it was in shock and disbelief.
However, this voice still rang out throughout the third round of the World of the Sage.
All of the candidates' eyes widened.
"Advance... advance to the fourth round?!"
"Boom!" Just as all of the candidates were focused on Fang Zhengzhi, the entire third round began to shake. This feeling was completely different from when Fang Zhengzhi had passed the Broken Bridge and the Twin Stone Tablets.
If one had to describe it, it would be as if the entire world was about to collapse.
It was not just the ground. The stone huts and trees were all shaking as well.
Such an unforeseen event caused the expressions of all the examinees to change. They had no idea what was going on.
Even in the history of the Great Xia.
There had never been a pocket dimension that was about to collapse.
What was going on?
What was going on?
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